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i think energy is an important issue. i know that governor romney came out with an energy plan. president obama has solyndra and they failed. that was our money. that was the big gamble for solar. gas prices are the floor for this energy debate. i am impressed about the average onrican's conversesncy energy. host: chuck is on our line.ndencts' caller: let's start out with the health-care bill. if you take out the insurance companies, they do not bring anything to the table except their product. i want to deal with my doctor, my acupuncturist, my other types of holistic type doctors. host: i think we lost chuck. guest: i got his point. we have heard from voters. voters see it as patient, doctor, and right in between is the government. there are people that need access to health care. that is a noble goal which we all share. the fear that many have -- they were concerned about a lack of quality and a loss of consistency. the lack of consistency for them was scaring. if the bell labs -- bailouts the tip of the iceberg, health care is the tipping point. it goes back to his health-ca
i think energy is an important issue. i know that governor romney came out with an energy plan. president obama has solyndra and they failed. that was our money. that was the big gamble for solar. gas prices are the floor for this energy debate. i am impressed about the average onrican's conversesncy energy. host: chuck is on our line.ndencts' caller: let's start out with the health-care bill. if you take out the insurance companies, they do not bring anything to the table except their product....
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when we talk of energy, we talk about two parts of energy -- there is transportation, energy you need for transportation and energy you need for electricity. energy goes a long way in determining how competitive america is in the global marketplace. if energy production costs are too high, you have more companies leave america and go elsewhere i think anyone in the coal industry, no one to be surprised that they sleep. i'm not aware of it president deliberately saying he plans to bankrupt and industry. everyone has heard that, but what upset me the most about the so-called work coal and i believe lee said jackson has conducted this poll, when they come out with regulations, they always talk about the health benefits. i would be the first to admit the clean air act has been very successful. we have cleaner air today than we have ever had. we're all proud of that. it is excellent. at some point "-- a point of diminishing returns. i don't care what the regulation is that they're proposing, when they come up to testify, they come up with arbitrary numbers of how many people they will prev
when we talk of energy, we talk about two parts of energy -- there is transportation, energy you need for transportation and energy you need for electricity. energy goes a long way in determining how competitive america is in the global marketplace. if energy production costs are too high, you have more companies leave america and go elsewhere i think anyone in the coal industry, no one to be surprised that they sleep. i'm not aware of it president deliberately saying he plans to bankrupt and...
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wyoming is an energy state. when you are exploring for energy on government land, there is more federal taxes that get paid into washington. those of the things we can do to raise overall tax revenue. this would generate more money that can help with social security and revenue sharing. host: arlington, va., independent -- caller: give me time to make my comment and ask a question. i used to be republican and i'm a ron paul supporter. the only gentleman remaining in congress -- we have a nominee in the republican party called mitt romney. he made so much money sending judge oversees to china and now he wants to trips start a trade war with china. this is a gentleman who has five sons and not one of them is in the military? we don't have any money to pay for this war. paul ryan voted for two wars. he voted for the stimulus and tax cuts and now he is complaining about the debt. guest: i have concerns with iran getting nuclear weapons. the issue now with israel and iran -- i think the president has sent mixed signa
wyoming is an energy state. when you are exploring for energy on government land, there is more federal taxes that get paid into washington. those of the things we can do to raise overall tax revenue. this would generate more money that can help with social security and revenue sharing. host: arlington, va., independent -- caller: give me time to make my comment and ask a question. i used to be republican and i'm a ron paul supporter. the only gentleman remaining in congress -- we have a...
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on their energy. there is the destruction of ecosystems, especially in appalachia and wyoming and montana. we have to bring back -- bring that to an end. this is part of imposing the carbon tax. host: our guest joins us from new york. our next call is from new york. caller: the purchase of fossil fuel amounts to a massive redistribution of wealth to other nations, many of whom have adverse interest to the united states. i cannot -- i understand the environmental issues that come from that. if you look at venezuela and the middle east and what the score on in africa with fossil fuels, there is a toll on war and what is going on with american soldiers. host: ray is on our democrats line. ray from texas. hello. caller: my question is, why put another tax on gasoline when we already have a surtax on gasoline? why put on a separate tax when you can just raise the existing one? he of the question is, are we looking at the present's use of air force one? use of air force one? an enormous amount of energy use
on their energy. there is the destruction of ecosystems, especially in appalachia and wyoming and montana. we have to bring back -- bring that to an end. this is part of imposing the carbon tax. host: our guest joins us from new york. our next call is from new york. caller: the purchase of fossil fuel amounts to a massive redistribution of wealth to other nations, many of whom have adverse interest to the united states. i cannot -- i understand the environmental issues that come from that. if...
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supposedly, germany, 43% of their energy comes from solar energy. i was just wondering why are people so against green energy when it it could dramatically change our cause prices on so much like electricity and everything else. that is my question. guest: thanks for the question. i don't know the numbers in germany. it sounds high to me. green energy is expensive because we do not have the technology right now i think to certainly -- let's talk about wind power. it is very expensive to have the idea of wind power because you can still generate that energy much cheaper using coal. as we invest more and produce more here in ohio or elsewhere in the country, green energy costs will come down. ohio has tried to make its of a leader on the wind turbine, wind energy. there are programs in ohio that are trying to put stuff on lake erie but it is very expensive to get started. i think that is part of what we are limited on the green energy right now. host: a question on twitter from jim writes -- guest: i'm sure autoworkers will love that but there is a th
supposedly, germany, 43% of their energy comes from solar energy. i was just wondering why are people so against green energy when it it could dramatically change our cause prices on so much like electricity and everything else. that is my question. guest: thanks for the question. i don't know the numbers in germany. it sounds high to me. green energy is expensive because we do not have the technology right now i think to certainly -- let's talk about wind power. it is very expensive to have...
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for example, we will shift from being an energy importing nation to an energy exporting nation probably within the next 10 years. energy costs will go down dramatically if we can use the natural gas we are finding. we are still developing cutting edge technology that will the world, such as things like facebook. in the new england area we are seeing a massive explosion in medical technology, especially biotechnology. we have a lot of good things going on in this nation. what is regarding our efforts is the overhanging fear about our long-term fiscal policy and the affected will have on the value of the dollar and our ability to borrow and our children's future and reduction in the standard of living. if you put in place a legitimate debt reduction plan, like simpson-bowles, and we would see real economic expansion. i think that is what is retarding the economy right now, concerned about the fiscal situation. host: let me go to the efforts that you are cochairing and show people recognizable names involved with it. simpson-bowles are the founders of the fix that campaign. yourself along
for example, we will shift from being an energy importing nation to an energy exporting nation probably within the next 10 years. energy costs will go down dramatically if we can use the natural gas we are finding. we are still developing cutting edge technology that will the world, such as things like facebook. in the new england area we are seeing a massive explosion in medical technology, especially biotechnology. we have a lot of good things going on in this nation. what is regarding our...
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produce 14 units of energy by burning coal. guest: well, yes and no. by the way, if weak end up with a lot of electric cars, it is conceivable we will use a little more call because it will be more use for the power plants. natural gas is so cheap right now that i don't know how long that will go on. we'll look at these things by their energy balance, by how much -- we don't look at these things by their energy balance, by how much we deliver to the customer. we look at it by money balance. how much will it cost me to drive 100 miles? if you can do it by burning a huge pile of coal, or natural gas -- that does not come in piles -- but it cheaper fuel, dyou don't care? much what the energy balance is. there are inefficiencies with the internal combustion engine. depending on the kind of driving you do, the electric car may be more efficient, because it is not sitting at the red light burning energy. host: steve, republicans in nebraska. caller: thank you for c-span. i was just wondering about the outlook for employment in utilit
produce 14 units of energy by burning coal. guest: well, yes and no. by the way, if weak end up with a lot of electric cars, it is conceivable we will use a little more call because it will be more use for the power plants. natural gas is so cheap right now that i don't know how long that will go on. we'll look at these things by their energy balance, by how much -- we don't look at these things by their energy balance, by how much we deliver to the customer. we look at it by money balance. how...
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this is about prison gulf states and nuclear energy. you right there is a choice that they are facing. do they make peaceful programs? focused on just having nuclear energy to meet their demands? or do they respond in kind to iran? guest: the answer right now for the program that exists is this is kind of a gold standard for civilian programs. s find every protocol for transparency. the u.s. government backs it. think about the program in iran. the whole world is saying, this has to stop. the u.s. is actively supporting it. it is sort of fascinating the way the probe -- the world is treating it. that program is peaceful. if it tried to get a nuclear weapon, you'll see dominoes start to fall. and then you have this kind of nightmare scenario. to thee're talking congressman who is the vice chairman of the committee earlier, he said that if i were a neighbor of iran, i would keep my options open. it is very interesting. if you talk to saudi arabia, one of its neighbors, it is very interesting. we often look at iran from here. but the saudi
this is about prison gulf states and nuclear energy. you right there is a choice that they are facing. do they make peaceful programs? focused on just having nuclear energy to meet their demands? or do they respond in kind to iran? guest: the answer right now for the program that exists is this is kind of a gold standard for civilian programs. s find every protocol for transparency. the u.s. government backs it. think about the program in iran. the whole world is saying, this has to stop. the...
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energy is still relatively cheap. it is not killing us yet, but look at what is happening in iran, it could be a huge problem and it would be better if we could produce. host: the lead story in "the new york times" is that the administration is about to grant its 25th waiver for the no child left behind a lot. where u.s. supporter of this law? guest: i do not like centralized education policy. i think states should come up with their own solution. every state has different needs and different populations, but moreover their good laboratories to see what works and what does not. i hope we follow the same path when it comes to health care if mitt romney wins president. he will grant waivers on the first day and we can build from there. host: how can you process publicly that a conservative president side note child left behind in george bush, and a liberal press -- liberal president is signing waivers? guest: these things happen. i think the inclination was to institute testing to see how teachers were doing and things
energy is still relatively cheap. it is not killing us yet, but look at what is happening in iran, it could be a huge problem and it would be better if we could produce. host: the lead story in "the new york times" is that the administration is about to grant its 25th waiver for the no child left behind a lot. where u.s. supporter of this law? guest: i do not like centralized education policy. i think states should come up with their own solution. every state has different needs and...
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we have so many energy resources at our disposal, shale energy. fracking up in pennsylvania, new york, north dakota. hydraulic fracking has been around 55 or 60 years, but it has been too expensive. with new technologies, a can and does produce oil and natural gas. we have it would hundred year supply of natural gas. our over dependence on oil resources from unfriendly nations, we call that a clear and present danger to the national security. we think it is a clear and present danger to the economic security. we have to bring down the cost of energy. on top of that, the taxes during the fiscal clef. tax's impact seniors more than any segment. there is a tax called the estate tax. we call it the death tax. a lot of seniors are impacted by that. we are keeping an eye on that and we will be watching closely in the lame duck session. many things impacting seniors. clearly, high cost of energy, high taxes, medicare as we know it needs to be fixed. host: we are talking about the economy and older americans, particularly health care, with jim martin. if
we have so many energy resources at our disposal, shale energy. fracking up in pennsylvania, new york, north dakota. hydraulic fracking has been around 55 or 60 years, but it has been too expensive. with new technologies, a can and does produce oil and natural gas. we have it would hundred year supply of natural gas. our over dependence on oil resources from unfriendly nations, we call that a clear and present danger to the national security. we think it is a clear and present danger to the...
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and the cmac hybrid and the simak energy. we have quite a bit of work on our electrified platform done. we will to continue looking for ways to improve fuel technology and working on ecoboost engines. host: i was told the joint venture with toyota came about because allen molality accidentally ran into the chairman of toyota? guest: we have a good working relationship with toyota on many levels. we constantly work with other people looking for partnership opportunities. i'm not sure what an accidental run in is. i think in this business everything has purpose. i do think that we have a lot of history on hybrids on the ford motor company sides. toyota does as well. we are able to board learn from each other. it helps, first, in trying to progress a supply base, and getting volumes ups so that we can get costs down. -- volumes up. there is collaboration on what we can do from the communications standpoint as well. we are always looking for ways to advance the technology in such a way that we can get the most from our investment
and the cmac hybrid and the simak energy. we have quite a bit of work on our electrified platform done. we will to continue looking for ways to improve fuel technology and working on ecoboost engines. host: i was told the joint venture with toyota came about because allen molality accidentally ran into the chairman of toyota? guest: we have a good working relationship with toyota on many levels. we constantly work with other people looking for partnership opportunities. i'm not sure what an...
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in terms of energy independence, whether the u.s. can supply more of its own energy, in terms of obama world view and fundamental changes to the economy, economically speaking, the fundamentals have really not changed. we look at manufacturing, the auto industry. they are not the bedrock of the u.s. economy any more. fundamental shifts in that sense are happening a matter who is president. host: another question about ohio with its 18 electoral votes. the president won ohio four years ago and no republican has won the presidency without also winning ohio indicating how important the state is. from one of our viewers. guest: that is a very good point and something to bear in mind. it is certainly faulty logic to point to any single leader to say this person, this governor, this senator, this president made the economy better. it is not all just politics either. it is the business people in ohio as well. the economy is improving and i would venture a guess that it favors the incumbents slightly. host: 1 you were saying that president o
in terms of energy independence, whether the u.s. can supply more of its own energy, in terms of obama world view and fundamental changes to the economy, economically speaking, the fundamentals have really not changed. we look at manufacturing, the auto industry. they are not the bedrock of the u.s. economy any more. fundamental shifts in that sense are happening a matter who is president. host: another question about ohio with its 18 electoral votes. the president won ohio four years ago and...
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it provides affordable energy here in loudoun county where we have data centers. i passed a bill to give a better tax treatment to data centers to come in here and grow them through what virginia and here in loudoun county. we recently had new companies coming in and do this, but they depend on low-cost, affordable energy. and this administration is driving the cost of energy up and driving people out of work. those people who lost those 1200 jobs at good, high-paying jobs. they had health care. they were able to pay for retirement, help their kids go to school. now they have lost their jobs and this administration is absolutely opposed to this industry in a way -- you have not seen barack obama go down to that area. mr. romney has been down there, paul ryan. they have gotten a huge, strong response. in 2010, rick boucher who have been there for years, was beaten by the republican candidate, morgan griffith, who was the majority leader of the house of delegates. very strong support in southwest virginia because they understand governor romney has a plan for energy
it provides affordable energy here in loudoun county where we have data centers. i passed a bill to give a better tax treatment to data centers to come in here and grow them through what virginia and here in loudoun county. we recently had new companies coming in and do this, but they depend on low-cost, affordable energy. and this administration is driving the cost of energy up and driving people out of work. those people who lost those 1200 jobs at good, high-paying jobs. they had health...
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the fundamental question is where do we get our energy from? do we want to continue to rely on other sources, or do we want to take advantage of the best resource we have in the united states? -- vast resources we have in the united states? with speaker gingrich is trying to point out is we could produce more in the united states. the president seems to suggest a drill policy is a failed policy. it has been talked about for 30- to-sell 40 years. we should look to develop more of our resources. in north dakota we found vast resources of oil. just last week, north dakota surpassed california as the number 3 oil producer in the united states. the unemployment rate is 3.3%. the median income is $90,000 a year per job. the median income for all other jobs is $45,000 a year in the state. we have high-school graduates in north dakota making twice as much as their parents make. that is a good sign. we need to take that model in north dakota and say let's develop our own domestic resources and push them across the country. host: a number of interesting
the fundamental question is where do we get our energy from? do we want to continue to rely on other sources, or do we want to take advantage of the best resource we have in the united states? -- vast resources we have in the united states? with speaker gingrich is trying to point out is we could produce more in the united states. the president seems to suggest a drill policy is a failed policy. it has been talked about for 30- to-sell 40 years. we should look to develop more of our resources....
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the stimulus, almost $1 billion to celebre and five other energy corporations, they lost a billion dollars. they went bankrupt. and part of the stimulus went to president obama's best friend who was head of general electric. they shipped 45% of the stimulus money to sweden for solar equipment. i really believe in my heart that if people really look at the situation we are in, that we have to make a change. we need somebody with business experience. the downside to this is i am from illinois, we have rahm emanuel, who does not believe in freedom of speech. i don't want president obama to come back here and get an office illinois. he had the worst voting record of any state representative. the worst. so what did you expect from him when he became president? host: since you are talking about the business experience, how strong a case do you want mitt romney to make tonight about this time working in the business field? caller: i think that has pretty much been put under. a under it's more important to me that he explain to america how he is going to lead us out of this whole we are in. what p
the stimulus, almost $1 billion to celebre and five other energy corporations, they lost a billion dollars. they went bankrupt. and part of the stimulus went to president obama's best friend who was head of general electric. they shipped 45% of the stimulus money to sweden for solar equipment. i really believe in my heart that if people really look at the situation we are in, that we have to make a change. we need somebody with business experience. the downside to this is i am from illinois, we...
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the more energy-independent we are, the better. host: a republican caller in clarksville, tennessee. caller: good morning. i am concerned about the way they count the unemployment. every day you turn the tv on and some big company has laid everybody off or gone bust. but then the president talks about all of the new jobs. they are minimum wage. that means most of that minimum wage, $7 and something, goes to gas prices. you do not have much left after you buy gas. host: what are you seemed? what is the economy like there? caller: it is rough. people got laid off. what mainly happened, businesses closed. that left people on unemployment. 'sst: let's get mark zandi take on this. guest: it is still very tough. we talked about the 8.3% unemployment rate. if you also consider all the people who are working but are working part time, who are marginally attached to the work force, then the number is closer to 15%. 15% of the work force is either unemployed or what you might call underemployed. that is very high by historical standards. it
the more energy-independent we are, the better. host: a republican caller in clarksville, tennessee. caller: good morning. i am concerned about the way they count the unemployment. every day you turn the tv on and some big company has laid everybody off or gone bust. but then the president talks about all of the new jobs. they are minimum wage. that means most of that minimum wage, $7 and something, goes to gas prices. you do not have much left after you buy gas. host: what are you seemed? what...
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host: william's bringing up energy issues and money being spent on them. guest: and i think that first of all i would say that i don't know all the specific details of each of those transactions. so i would -- i would have to defer one of the rules i talk about in the influence game is always say i don't know but i'll get back to you if you don't know. so i don't know. but i will say in sort of the broader context of the concerns about how many of these decisions are made. first of all the obama administration has a pretty strict rule about lobbyists talking to officials. which is a strict rule because some officials may need the information but for a special interest that may have an environmental concern to raise or something along those lines. and i would also say frankly there's always bad examples you know we see that in every industry and every environment. and i think people are obviously concerned about that in d.c. i would say given these volume of things that happened in d.c. there are 10,000 bills that are introduced in a congressional congress.
host: william's bringing up energy issues and money being spent on them. guest: and i think that first of all i would say that i don't know all the specific details of each of those transactions. so i would -- i would have to defer one of the rules i talk about in the influence game is always say i don't know but i'll get back to you if you don't know. so i don't know. but i will say in sort of the broader context of the concerns about how many of these decisions are made. first of all the...
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one of the areas we look that was in the energy department where much of the work the energy department does, particularly with the nuclear weapons complex, as well as it was our national labs are contracted out, and we found support services, we have better contractors. financial management, the fiscal plan in managing those. we have zero wide variety of ways we deliver those services. is there a way to do that on a more centralized basis that will be less costly, more efficient? >> you mentioned the energy department. in they have been known for the grant problems they do. is the granting problem overall? are there several agencies handing out money grant-wise to do several things? guest: yes, we do. an example from last year's report where we looked at water infrastructure on the southwest corridor. there were numerous agencies that were providing grants. there were infrastructure's put in place that could not be used. there needs to be a better way to do that. and we're now looking more broadly at how we are using the grant. caller: good morning. thank you for everything you do of t
one of the areas we look that was in the energy department where much of the work the energy department does, particularly with the nuclear weapons complex, as well as it was our national labs are contracted out, and we found support services, we have better contractors. financial management, the fiscal plan in managing those. we have zero wide variety of ways we deliver those services. is there a way to do that on a more centralized basis that will be less costly, more efficient? >> you...
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most of it will be in the field of energy. if we do not wake up and smell the coffee, and think we will be able to continue doing what we have been doing, we will fall behind. china is pumping billions of dollars into alternative energy, and we're falling behind. host: does that mean you agree with the present on the keystone decision? guest: no, i think what he is doing is fine. but we do have opportunities in the united states. we only have 2 percent of the world oil. let's get off the idea we can still run on oil. we cannot. we keep going down this path further and further while china is investing billions of dollars in clean coil and things like -- clean coal and things like that. we have a generation of young americans who have no idea of what they will do when they get out of college or they're already out of college and have $100 -- $100,000 in debt and have no clue. that is why i was inspired by the president's state of the union, because of all the candidates in the republican primary in what you hear from the preside
most of it will be in the field of energy. if we do not wake up and smell the coffee, and think we will be able to continue doing what we have been doing, we will fall behind. china is pumping billions of dollars into alternative energy, and we're falling behind. host: does that mean you agree with the present on the keystone decision? guest: no, i think what he is doing is fine. but we do have opportunities in the united states. we only have 2 percent of the world oil. let's get off the idea...
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to say he is sacrificing us for a energy policy that is politically expedient. i hope he will keep his promise that he focuses on sustainable energy and abandon his support for -- our realtor is shutting down. we have barry farms here shut down since 2007. -- dairy farms since 2007. that is america's bread and butter literally. host: alex tweets -- one other tweet this morning from brian -- brought up this morning that latino voters are urging obama to focus on immigration. here is a story from "the new york times." we will focus more on that issue and issues facing latino "ters later on in today's washington journal." we will go to the democrat line. what is the most import issue for you in the second term? caller: the most apparent issue that the news wanted to think is the fiscal cliff. it is interesting the word fiscal cliff is a cliche for "how much money is going to be taken out of the $150 million ira's of mr. romney." understand that the fiscal cliff was imposed by bush to keep the tax benefits for the rich in place. in a compromise, obama continued thos
to say he is sacrificing us for a energy policy that is politically expedient. i hope he will keep his promise that he focuses on sustainable energy and abandon his support for -- our realtor is shutting down. we have barry farms here shut down since 2007. -- dairy farms since 2007. that is america's bread and butter literally. host: alex tweets -- one other tweet this morning from brian -- brought up this morning that latino voters are urging obama to focus on immigration. here is a story from...
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president obama has made energy one of his top priorities. you're saying these guys cannot keep up with the money. a lot of money in the recovery act has gone to companies. are you scared for your job? guest: the gao is part of the legislative branch. we work for congress. our job is to look at the activities and programs of the executive branch. host: are you saying that these projects were not shovelled because of stimulus money? guest: the stimulus projects and all the profits of the door were paid for with stimulus money from the recovery act. everyone of those had to break down by -- break ground by september 30. they broke ground by that time. host: steve, a republican. caller: if all that money was put into refineries as opposed to solar and all that, do think we would still have gas at $4 a gallon? host: i am not sure our guests can weigh in on that. we will go to texas. an independent scholar -- caller. caller: it is like your double speaking when you talk. we pay insurance on houses and cars. when they get broke, we do not get a cal
president obama has made energy one of his top priorities. you're saying these guys cannot keep up with the money. a lot of money in the recovery act has gone to companies. are you scared for your job? guest: the gao is part of the legislative branch. we work for congress. our job is to look at the activities and programs of the executive branch. host: are you saying that these projects were not shovelled because of stimulus money? guest: the stimulus projects and all the profits of the door...
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and the department of energy's tom hund plays a role. -- department of energy sometimes plays a role. host: if you recognize that there is a need in your community, can you get the security in the area? guest: at the local level, you can work through your local government and raise it up to the states government to say, we think there is a viable need here and we should request grant funding from the dhs. there's something called the administrative agency. they are the ones that face directly with dhs. they apply for the funds and manage the funds and get them to the locals. host: independent caller, rick. a a caller: are there sunset provisions for these grants? so that they are non recurring problems, if they are a problem? and if they are meaningful, they can go on? guest: that is a good question. as a general proposition, all of these grants have been authorized into law. every year, congress makes some slight adjustments and the focus of the fund, sometimes they combine programs into larger programs and so forth. after dhs has provided money to the states and the state's hand it
and the department of energy's tom hund plays a role. -- department of energy sometimes plays a role. host: if you recognize that there is a need in your community, can you get the security in the area? guest: at the local level, you can work through your local government and raise it up to the states government to say, we think there is a viable need here and we should request grant funding from the dhs. there's something called the administrative agency. they are the ones that face directly...
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we are spending a lot of time and energy on her race. we think that she is a perfect candidate for wisconsin and wisconsin families. i think the people around the country can be supportive of any candidate like that. you can learn more about her campaign to the victory fund. host: how much money do you think it will rate -- think you will raise? guest: hopefully gobs of millions. host: how much so far? guest: i think we have just under a million dollars. our target is $15 million. we keep talking about our race to folks around the country. people meet her and see her as a true wisconsin senator, someone who can truly leave and serve wisconsin families. she's very authentic. just a great person. getting that match of people in politics, a great human being, is a wonderful thing. host: what are your other high- profile target this summer? guest: we have several races. there isn't out senator in massachusetts. host: which district? guest: i do not remember the number. congressman tierney. in that district, which could be a swing district, i
we are spending a lot of time and energy on her race. we think that she is a perfect candidate for wisconsin and wisconsin families. i think the people around the country can be supportive of any candidate like that. you can learn more about her campaign to the victory fund. host: how much money do you think it will rate -- think you will raise? guest: hopefully gobs of millions. host: how much so far? guest: i think we have just under a million dollars. our target is $15 million. we keep...
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energy costs. if we cannot stabilized and make sure our own energy is being used, we cannot grow the industry. energy is part of the equation. there is a lot there, but we are making progress. is it as good as i would like? now. is it better? absolutely. host: senator mark begich, thank you. guest: a pleasure to be here. host: coming up, r. emmett tyrrell jr. joins us to talk about his book, "the death of liberalism turco later, we talked to -- liberalism." later, we talked to eli saslow. in the meantime, news from c- span radio. >> pakistani intelligence officials say a suspected u.s. drone fired two missiles killing 10 alleged militants in pakistan near the afghan border. pakistan's parliament recently demanded the u.s. to veto all drum strikes on its territory but the u.s. -- the west's finney tell bus end -- bus end drum strikes on its territory. the u.s. government says pakistan has no basis to hold the doctor who is in poor health and being kept away from other officials. pentagon spokesman g
energy costs. if we cannot stabilized and make sure our own energy is being used, we cannot grow the industry. energy is part of the equation. there is a lot there, but we are making progress. is it as good as i would like? now. is it better? absolutely. host: senator mark begich, thank you. guest: a pleasure to be here. host: coming up, r. emmett tyrrell jr. joins us to talk about his book, "the death of liberalism turco later, we talked to -- liberalism." later, we talked to eli...
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caller: this social security, some rocket scientists figured out that we do not need energy that we do not need, paying for these increases for two years. now they are reviewing it and i am just sort of disappointed with our people up there. they just do not seem to understand that they are not doing their job. this crisis, everything that happened, the people are not doing their jobs. the only way to get rid of them, i am just really disappointed. host: i assume you are on medicare? caller: yes, i am. host: how much do you get each month? caller: $1,200. i am also on disability. my pension and stuff. they always bring it back to the older people. they always want to tax us for the problems that they create. host: what do you think about the idea of raising the eligibility age for medicare over a certain amount of years? caller: it depends on the operation you are in. i was a mechanic and my knees went to hack. i do not know what they do with people like me who have a job that you have sacrificed your body for. what happens then? host: this is a q and a piece from "the baltimore sun."
caller: this social security, some rocket scientists figured out that we do not need energy that we do not need, paying for these increases for two years. now they are reviewing it and i am just sort of disappointed with our people up there. they just do not seem to understand that they are not doing their job. this crisis, everything that happened, the people are not doing their jobs. the only way to get rid of them, i am just really disappointed. host: i assume you are on medicare? caller:...
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we will then talk about energy. arabia at about saudi what it means for energy issues in the u.s. and john and re will talk about cyber-related crimes and how it will be investigated in the future. that is tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern time. thank you for joining us on this sunday, a holiday week for many of you. enjoy your thighs giving holiday and "newsmakers"coming up next. >> "newsmakers" dunford
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then you would know where to focus your energy in terms of bringing jobs back again. host: the data does not exist. we see a call for investment in green energy. we do not know if we are competitive in that. guest: we do not know if we're competitive in steel. we do not know which industries where behind the curve in and which ones we are close to. you think about the data. i feel funny talking about data. if you don't have the right information, you are sure to make the wrong decisions. host: my we discover we're not competitive in many industries and therefore we should be consumer-driven? guest: you would have a major crisis on your hand. then you might get cooperation between the democrats and republicans to do what needs to be done. people know that things are bad. host: richard in missouri. caller: i was calling -- a sales tax on that at the retail and ticket sales tax and put it in social security to offset what jobs we're losing. they are not paying social security because they are losing jobs. that would equal the playing bit. kilobia little guest: we to fix
then you would know where to focus your energy in terms of bringing jobs back again. host: the data does not exist. we see a call for investment in green energy. we do not know if we are competitive in that. guest: we do not know if we're competitive in steel. we do not know which industries where behind the curve in and which ones we are close to. you think about the data. i feel funny talking about data. if you don't have the right information, you are sure to make the wrong decisions. host:...
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she was saying the government should not pay for green energy programs and such things. do you share her philosophy? guest: in a general way, that's the american system. the problem is that i am sure that she would draw the line. but she sounded like she's probably on medicare. if i wonder how she feels about abolishing medicare, which is what paul ryan would do? i think she might feel a little differently about her party's philosophy if she thought she would lose any benefits out of her pocket. that is the real problem we have in this country is everybody talks in theory, let's give it of all the loopholes, butlet's get rid of mortgage interest, although we cannot do that because that would hurt me on my house. everybody wants an exception for what would help them. host: bruce bartlett rights for forbes and contributes to politico. he's the author of many books. thanks for being with us this morning. guest: thank you. host: coming up, nuclear weapons. first, women's issues with the president of emily's list. we will be right back. ♪ >> in this crazy world of ours we h
she was saying the government should not pay for green energy programs and such things. do you share her philosophy? guest: in a general way, that's the american system. the problem is that i am sure that she would draw the line. but she sounded like she's probably on medicare. if i wonder how she feels about abolishing medicare, which is what paul ryan would do? i think she might feel a little differently about her party's philosophy if she thought she would lose any benefits out of her...
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caller: i have ideas for wind energy. president obama said we are all -- the republicans are his enemy. "mitch mcconnell said we want to make a may one-term presidents." -- we want to make him a one- term president." they are doing wind energy all wrong. less bow.m was bel i don't give my enemies good ideas. guest: thank you. it is unfortunate we refer to people as enemies. wind energy has been a bone in texas. -- has been a boon for texas. these wind turbines are helping farmers and ranchers. host: this is from "the washington post," a comparison among the candidates. host: has the push for renewable energy been dampened by republican criticism of the solyndra? guest: i think trying to politicize cylinder was a mistake -- to publicize solyndra was a mistake. we have 5000 solar companies in this country that are doing well. people are helping to build solar facilities around the country. an industry that made $137 billion in profits continues to get a handout from hard-working americans that are struggling to pay the bill
caller: i have ideas for wind energy. president obama said we are all -- the republicans are his enemy. "mitch mcconnell said we want to make a may one-term presidents." -- we want to make him a one- term president." they are doing wind energy all wrong. less bow.m was bel i don't give my enemies good ideas. guest: thank you. it is unfortunate we refer to people as enemies. wind energy has been a bone in texas. -- has been a boon for texas. these wind turbines are helping farmers...
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before the wagner act energy shrineed the system the united states did have labor unions for many decades and focused on useful services such as the first unemployment insurance was provide to labor unions to workers so i think if we want the go back to voluntary. i think union leadership would be less focused on maximizing their own power and influence and political pressure and focus more on helping the worker ins the unions with basic grievance and those sorts of benefits. host: eric johansson? guest: yeah. we've done a lot of research in the past year trying to understand where our union members are creating invasions and benefitting people from their own members. one is the in the healthcare sector. front line union members are working with teams of management to improve the quality of care that they produced in that facility. this a study that we find by cornell that came out in february. workers have a voice on a job and not only have a voice to collectively enhance their own wages and benefits and protect themselves but to improve the way they to the work. front line provideers in
before the wagner act energy shrineed the system the united states did have labor unions for many decades and focused on useful services such as the first unemployment insurance was provide to labor unions to workers so i think if we want the go back to voluntary. i think union leadership would be less focused on maximizing their own power and influence and political pressure and focus more on helping the worker ins the unions with basic grievance and those sorts of benefits. host: eric...
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his energy policy is flawed, to say the least. i think you're right, there is a double standard and there is a lot to criticize here. it remains to be seen whether the microscope spotlight of the presidential election will bring most of that to bear. host: avear honor independent line -- avery. hi, avery. caller: s.e., you're very gorgeous. i fall you quite often -- i follow you quite often. you breaking and starting your own political views as far as how republican is perceived to a republican or democrat. you're not the ones that are critical on obama on certain issues. with you being in a new generation and myself being a new generation and being in to to usics, and it is up to direct this country and you're doing a good job as far as not staying with the pundits and saying that he is wrong when you know damn well that he is right. you have to excuse my nervousness. guest: that is okay. i appreciate that. thanks. i appreciate that. in.nk you for calling an it is important in this business when you have a platform to treated car
his energy policy is flawed, to say the least. i think you're right, there is a double standard and there is a lot to criticize here. it remains to be seen whether the microscope spotlight of the presidential election will bring most of that to bear. host: avear honor independent line -- avery. hi, avery. caller: s.e., you're very gorgeous. i fall you quite often -- i follow you quite often. you breaking and starting your own political views as far as how republican is perceived to a republican...
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rates compared to your neighbors consumers might have some peer pressure into using less energy. so there are benefits but at the same time there are risks to privacy. again, what we're asking for is companies to make clear what information they're collecting about consumers, who they're sharing with, and giving consumers a choice as to whether they want to engage in that practice. host: next call from west virginia. arty on our line for republicans. go ahead. caller: well, i do my name in different ways like the former caller said and i needed to get my drivers license renewed and i've had drivers license forever. and in west virginia now they have a rule that you have to have all this identification. well, i brought my social security, my birth certificate, and all this stuff. and when i got there, no, i had to have my marriage license. so i had to go back home. and then they copied all this stuff and right there in front of me. and whenever i on my drivers license it has my first name my maiden name and my last name so i know that whenever i get mail to that particular thing t
rates compared to your neighbors consumers might have some peer pressure into using less energy. so there are benefits but at the same time there are risks to privacy. again, what we're asking for is companies to make clear what information they're collecting about consumers, who they're sharing with, and giving consumers a choice as to whether they want to engage in that practice. host: next call from west virginia. arty on our line for republicans. go ahead. caller: well, i do my name in...
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that will not reduce the price or give us more energy. we would like to see, and we do see a lot in different focus groups and surveys that the vast majority of americans are supportive of domestic development. we would like to see that translates into real political action and we do not feel we are getting that right now. host: we want to show our viewers will produced on federal lands with numbers provided by the energy information administration. again, those numbers provided to us by the energy information administration. we are talking to rayola dougher, senior economic adviser for the american petroleum institute, about oil production in campaign 2012. the numbers around the screen. we want to get viewers and listeners involved. chad, ohio on the line for republicans. caller: thank you. i was calling because i see president obama talking about alternative energy, wind, solar, all of that fun stuff, but i do not hear a lot about what is going on with oil. i see a lot of natural grass -- natural gas fracturing going on, but not a lot
that will not reduce the price or give us more energy. we would like to see, and we do see a lot in different focus groups and surveys that the vast majority of americans are supportive of domestic development. we would like to see that translates into real political action and we do not feel we are getting that right now. host: we want to show our viewers will produced on federal lands with numbers provided by the energy information administration. again, those numbers provided to us by the...
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we have to be energy independent. we depend on energy in this country and we have to be independent, and when we do that, we will create more jobs. host: 20 breath martin, there is a started report re-- jenny beth marty, there is a story reported over the weekend, has the tea party sold out to the gop? host: what is your response? guest: well, in our organization, we do what our supporters want us to do. they did not want us to have a rally before either convention. they want us to do the hard work to get people elected, the canvassing, and we have done here at tea party patriot is we have done events for our local coordinators' and supporters who were elected delegates and alternates to the convention. , i have not been inside the forum at all. i do not have a convention -- credentials to get in. our organization has not sold out. the republicans seem to have embraced tea party people and tea party principles. it is what they are saying. we appreciate that, but the fact is how are they going to n?vernme we want a fis
we have to be energy independent. we depend on energy in this country and we have to be independent, and when we do that, we will create more jobs. host: 20 breath martin, there is a started report re-- jenny beth marty, there is a story reported over the weekend, has the tea party sold out to the gop? host: what is your response? guest: well, in our organization, we do what our supporters want us to do. they did not want us to have a rally before either convention. they want us to do the hard...
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or even use canadian energy through the keystone pipeline, we would have the supply of energy that would allow for lower gas prices over time. it does not happen overnight, but unfortunately we are seeing the results of poor policies. when barack obama came into office, gasoline was $1.85 around the country, and now it is exactly double that. we have policies in place that make it harder to excess american energy. host: what are some of those policies? guest: the new draft offshore leasing plan. we have fewer acres available for exploration and development of energy than we did before barack obama came into office, and on shore it is not good either. we have fewer leases. we lost 11% last year. if you look at 1984 and compare that to 2010, we have fewer on shore leases, so the trend is downward under this administration. unfortunately, that catches up to us. that is a big reason why prices have doubled. we cannot determine what happens overseas. there are tensions in the air around and the strait of hormuz -- no one can -- in iran and the strait of hormuz -- no one can effect that, thoug
or even use canadian energy through the keystone pipeline, we would have the supply of energy that would allow for lower gas prices over time. it does not happen overnight, but unfortunately we are seeing the results of poor policies. when barack obama came into office, gasoline was $1.85 around the country, and now it is exactly double that. we have policies in place that make it harder to excess american energy. host: what are some of those policies? guest: the new draft offshore leasing...
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they could join the international atomic energy agency or the world health organization. the united states would then be forced to defund those agencies, forcing the u.s. to cut off its nose to spite its face. if mahmoud abbas wants this, he can get it, because he only needs 50% of the un general assembly. the indications are he will try to hold off any moves in this direction until after the presidential elections. otherwise it would put tremendous pressure on president obama. host: so there will not be a vote. guest: not until after the presidential elections, presumably. host: some things folks might not know will happen on the agenda. guest: >> the question of syria and what can be done. there's very little prospect for. any for. given the chinese and russian positions and three in double vetoes on this issue there's not going to be any movement on syria. in the development field and aviation, there's an effort to try to come up with the replacement or successor to the millennium development goals, which has helped fight global poverty and helped china and india bring
they could join the international atomic energy agency or the world health organization. the united states would then be forced to defund those agencies, forcing the u.s. to cut off its nose to spite its face. if mahmoud abbas wants this, he can get it, because he only needs 50% of the un general assembly. the indications are he will try to hold off any moves in this direction until after the presidential elections. otherwise it would put tremendous pressure on president obama. host: so there...
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we did that in the 2005 energy policy act. an amendment placed in the resources committee actually improved the permitting process. it had categorical exclusions. i just had a chance to visit with the state director of b.l.m. this last week, he said that our processes are so much better today because of that bill. that's all we are trying to do in this bill here today. h.r. 4402 simply listens to the president. we are talking about from the other side of the aisle we should name it. why don't we rename it, we are listening to you, mr. president, you asked on march 22 for our federal permitting and review processes must provide a transparent, consistent, and predictable path. the president is asking for it and this bill simply gives it. the reason we don't have jobs in this country is because we are sending them to other countries. companies cannot wait for 10, 12, 15 years. they can't invest in that permitting process to get to the point where the process is finished. you can't invest 10 to 12 years in the permitting process t
we did that in the 2005 energy policy act. an amendment placed in the resources committee actually improved the permitting process. it had categorical exclusions. i just had a chance to visit with the state director of b.l.m. this last week, he said that our processes are so much better today because of that bill. that's all we are trying to do in this bill here today. h.r. 4402 simply listens to the president. we are talking about from the other side of the aisle we should name it. why don't...
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we will be energy independent years.a yeeight >> watch and engaged with c- span. the first debate will be wednesday, october 3. a town hall format on tuesday, the 16th. also, watch the vice presidential candidates' debate. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio, and online act c- span.org -- and online at c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bob woodward is the author of "the price of politics." what is the story you're trying to tell here? guest: the daily reporting is exceptionally good or the long pieces capture a lot but we run by history and we do not know what really happened and i have the luxury of time and can dig back in and this is an examination of what obama and the congress have done for this paul period -- for 3 1/2 years, from the beginning of the administration to the summer. host: what is the central part of this story? guest: the drama is this affects everyone. get control of the spending instead of -- we are on a binge now, a spending binge. we cannot keep borrowing all of this money. it describes in painful detail the mee
we will be energy independent years.a yeeight >> watch and engaged with c- span. the first debate will be wednesday, october 3. a town hall format on tuesday, the 16th. also, watch the vice presidential candidates' debate. follow our coverage on c-span, c-span radio, and online act c- span.org -- and online at c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: bob woodward is the author of "the price of politics." what is the story you're trying to tell here?...
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he is for all kinds of energy in making sure that we are energy independent in this country. host: let me get one last phone call in for you here. this is a democrat in michigan. -- lucas is a democrat in michigan. good morning. you are on the air. caller: thanks for my -- good morning. how are you doing? this is my first time of calling c-span. i want to tell you you are doing a tremendous job. host: all right, i'm going to leave it there, because you have to turn down your television when you call in. you have to listen through your phone. otherwise we get the feedback and it is confusing for everybody involved. where will the campaign be today in iowa? guest: he was headed towards independence -- gosh, greta, you got me a little off-guard there. i use track of the days. -- lose track of the days. i know i will be working here in des moines at campaign headquarters and with some of you folks to rise today. host: what are you going to be doing? making phone calls? guest: i am going to be making phone calls, and going to be talking with volunteers, getting ready for the caucu
he is for all kinds of energy in making sure that we are energy independent in this country. host: let me get one last phone call in for you here. this is a democrat in michigan. -- lucas is a democrat in michigan. good morning. you are on the air. caller: thanks for my -- good morning. how are you doing? this is my first time of calling c-span. i want to tell you you are doing a tremendous job. host: all right, i'm going to leave it there, because you have to turn down your television when you...
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of energy throughout the entire world. host: thanks for guest: thbacal. guest: what we pay for oil in this country depends upon the world price of oil. even if we were to be producing enough oil to meet our needs, which would be desired, even if we did that, we would still be watching the price of gasoline go up at the pump when the price of oil goes up for the world market. it is very much in our interests to reduce the amount of oil we have to use and thereby reduce the vulnerability of our economy to these price spikes we are seeing today. on natural gas, we do produce all the natural gas that we need. we are producing more than we need now to begin to try to figure out how to take -- test -- host: time for one more call, delaware, thank you for waiting. caller: good morning, i am retired, 63 years old and 33 years and the service so i have spent a lot of my time watching this. if this health care bill goes down and i am an independent and i don't agree with it, the only one who can take credit is the u.s. senate who fa
of energy throughout the entire world. host: thanks for guest: thbacal. guest: what we pay for oil in this country depends upon the world price of oil. even if we were to be producing enough oil to meet our needs, which would be desired, even if we did that, we would still be watching the price of gasoline go up at the pump when the price of oil goes up for the world market. it is very much in our interests to reduce the amount of oil we have to use and thereby reduce the vulnerability of our...
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to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy francks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. host: his bucks include "the gamble." published two years ago. he has a new book now called "the general." we have inspired a conversation on facebook and twitter -- host: you can write to us to join that conversation. wild and wonderful was the twitter name. liz, maryland, democrats line, good morning. caller: i have a quick comment. i have been keeping up with this over the past couple of days. i actually listened to david petraeus accept his position and he gave a great speech. he talked about his life. people cheat on their wives all the time. this is not a new discovery. general petraeus will probably retire comfortab
to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy francks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. host: his bucks include "the gamble."...
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host: americans want to buy american energy and the energy independent. we do not want to be at the mercy of saudi government. the only way to increase u.s. oil production to help us is if the oil companies are nationalized. tell me how i am wrong. let me go back to the first point. how much outside oil are we taking in? guest: about 25% of our total. it has shifted. guest: we are at our lowest level of using imported oil in more than 20 years. that is thanks to policies put in place. guest: it is not. guest: fuel economy standards will continue that trend. we will keep drilling for oil and gas. there is no doubt about that for a while. eventually, we have got to get beyond it. reducing dependence on oil is critically important. we have done that. that is the wave of the future. guest: the reduction of imports has come from two places. the economy is weak. there has been a dramatic increase on private and state leases in north dakota, texas, and other places. there's a huge increase in oil production where the oil companies are allowed to do it. unfortuna
host: americans want to buy american energy and the energy independent. we do not want to be at the mercy of saudi government. the only way to increase u.s. oil production to help us is if the oil companies are nationalized. tell me how i am wrong. let me go back to the first point. how much outside oil are we taking in? guest: about 25% of our total. it has shifted. guest: we are at our lowest level of using imported oil in more than 20 years. that is thanks to policies put in place. guest: it...
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and we should focus our energy on making retirement income security a reality for every american workers. host: john on our independent line. guest: is this program affecting the military re tirement. the way our retirement system works is different than a federal civilian retirement plan. you know, the retirement plans that a civilian worker has is different. they put in -- they have different plans and what not and we don't. but we sacrifice a lot more than a civilian employee. that's why i'm wondering why should it affect a military retiree and considering the circumstances. what i've read about are profoflse charge military retirees quite a bit more for their health care. but beyond that i really probably should not speak because i have no expertise in military retirement. host: louisiana john on our republican line. caller: i spent time in the military. i also spept time in civil service and i also spent time in the private sector as an airplane pilot. a little bit, there is no defined benefit program any more. if i remember correctly 1983 when civil service retirement system, which
and we should focus our energy on making retirement income security a reality for every american workers. host: john on our independent line. guest: is this program affecting the military re tirement. the way our retirement system works is different than a federal civilian retirement plan. you know, the retirement plans that a civilian worker has is different. they put in -- they have different plans and what not and we don't. but we sacrifice a lot more than a civilian employee. that's why i'm...
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at the moment, up for grabs is the other energy sources. we now see countries like china getting a hold or leadership on those other ways while we hang back and are focused on one way. we will be using oil and gas for a very long time. we do not want to lose leadership with wind and sun. host: the goal of the mandate -- isn't this an end justifies the means scenario? guest: every country in the world including the most free- market countries, countries that have no regulations, every country that does health care has a central way whether it is through private insurance or through government taxation -- the theory is if you want to bring down the cost of health care, you have to spread the burden. every american ought to understand that. instead of buying insurance on the market, we want to be in the market whether it is for insurance or other kinds of insurance. we want to be in there with the biggest pool. the pool is small, you and i pay more. if we get the entire country in the pool, we drive down the cost. host: a democratic caller fro
at the moment, up for grabs is the other energy sources. we now see countries like china getting a hold or leadership on those other ways while we hang back and are focused on one way. we will be using oil and gas for a very long time. we do not want to lose leadership with wind and sun. host: the goal of the mandate -- isn't this an end justifies the means scenario? guest: every country in the world including the most free- market countries, countries that have no regulations, every country...
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host: diana degette is a democrat from colorado, member of the energy and commerce committee. first phone call comes from baltimore. frank is on the republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. the first thing i want to say, i think the congresswoman is very wrong when it comes to the freedom of religion. no congresswoman, no president has the right to force me to support something that is against my religion. it is unconstitutional. the other thing is, when it comes to the susan g. komen institute donation, my donations to cancer, which is different from abortion, should not go to funding other abortions. the last thing i want to say is, there are a lot of conservative women in the congress who can be invited on to c-span to speak on this issue. i would like to bring up a male conservative congressmen. it is not a good match against a liberal woman. you should invite some other congresswomen who is conservative. host: thank you for that suggestion. representative degette? guest: when it comes to a group like komen, a private foundation, people should be able to dona
host: diana degette is a democrat from colorado, member of the energy and commerce committee. first phone call comes from baltimore. frank is on the republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. the first thing i want to say, i think the congresswoman is very wrong when it comes to the freedom of religion. no congresswoman, no president has the right to force me to support something that is against my religion. it is unconstitutional. the other thing is, when it comes to the susan g....
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a spending bill that cuts the subsidies for big oil and four green energy. -- and for green energy. we will see how that goes. i fear most of my republican friends will vote against that. this is an amendment to get rid of some of the subsidies for big oil. we're good at talking a good talk while on television. folks sometimes have a change of heart in the chamber. when the amendment comes up to you start looking at the details. there is always excuses in this town not to do something. sooner or later we'll have to do something. we have not talked about the cbo report that cannot yesterday. if we do not do anything, then we're heading for disaster. washington is much better at doing nothing then doing something. host: we will talk more about the cbo report. the projected fiscal scenario looking at what is to come. we could be looking at some numbers that surprised a lot of people. they included 70% federal death rate of gdp by the end of this year. guest: the yellow part of the craft is the more likely scenario -- the yellow part of the graph. they assume we continue to rob money ou
a spending bill that cuts the subsidies for big oil and four green energy. -- and for green energy. we will see how that goes. i fear most of my republican friends will vote against that. this is an amendment to get rid of some of the subsidies for big oil. we're good at talking a good talk while on television. folks sometimes have a change of heart in the chamber. when the amendment comes up to you start looking at the details. there is always excuses in this town not to do something. sooner...
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it has renewed us in given us the energy, a talent, people all around the world. >> on the question of bringing family members, there is a quite complicated process for people to sponsor relatives, and there is actually a waiting list in the millions of people who aren't u.s. citizens that want to sponsor family members. one of the things that has been best about u.s. immigration policy in the past is we have stressed what is called a family unity, but the idea of the immigration policy is a priority that the member should be able to stay together. it is a part of the history, although not terribly well implemented right now, but people could read over close family members if they can sponsor them and pass the test. >> bill from missouri. caller: how're you doing? host: we are good. thank you. what is your comment or question? caller: president obama has taken a lot of flak from republicans, and even people that are not republicans. you have to remember that george bush, yourn judge -- a young george and was in their eight years, and they just wasted money hand over foot. he was very l
it has renewed us in given us the energy, a talent, people all around the world. >> on the question of bringing family members, there is a quite complicated process for people to sponsor relatives, and there is actually a waiting list in the millions of people who aren't u.s. citizens that want to sponsor family members. one of the things that has been best about u.s. immigration policy in the past is we have stressed what is called a family unity, but the idea of the immigration policy...
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a federal energy policy is critical. what i recently sent to a large conference in denver in is i think we need to get an energy policy. we seemed to stumble along from issue-to-issue, like these solar tax credits and other things. my view is this -- we need to look at every option in our energy policy. we need to develop wind and solar and energy conservation, which is the low-hanging fruit of this whole debate. i support development of natural gas. host: through fracturing? guest: colorado has large reserves, and that can be gotten through fracturing. when we do fracturing, we need to do it in an environmentally sound way. i have a bill designed to support environmentally-sound drilling. also, i think we can open more of our public lands to drilling, but i do not think all of our public land should be opened to drilling. some have strong wilderness characteristics that should be preserved for future generations. i think we need a balanced policy that looks at short-term energy production, domestic oil and gas in a soun
a federal energy policy is critical. what i recently sent to a large conference in denver in is i think we need to get an energy policy. we seemed to stumble along from issue-to-issue, like these solar tax credits and other things. my view is this -- we need to look at every option in our energy policy. we need to develop wind and solar and energy conservation, which is the low-hanging fruit of this whole debate. i support development of natural gas. host: through fracturing? guest: colorado...
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host: last night energy was another topic that was brought up. here are the candidates talking about energy. [video clip] >> are we looking at the new normal? the price of gas over $4 a gallon? >> there is no doubt world demand has gone up. our production has gone up. very little of what governor romney said it is true. we are drilling more on public lands than the previous administration and the previous oil man. wasn't oilme an we are working with the industry. governor romney said he is a big coal guy. you pointed at the planned and said -- the pointed at the kills."d said, "this we made the largest investment in clean coal technology so we're producing it cleaner and smarter. our oil imports are down to the lowest levels in 20 years. oil production is up. natural gas production is up. we are starting to build cars that are more efficient. in means and will save money in your pocketbook. that is what we will do in the next four years. >> that is not what you have done in the last four years. you cut permits in half. >> not true. we have produc
host: last night energy was another topic that was brought up. here are the candidates talking about energy. [video clip] >> are we looking at the new normal? the price of gas over $4 a gallon? >> there is no doubt world demand has gone up. our production has gone up. very little of what governor romney said it is true. we are drilling more on public lands than the previous administration and the previous oil man. wasn't oilme an we are working with the industry. governor romney...
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if that isn't enough, the energy from them recycles gear. it doesn't cost the fishermen anything to dispose of this gear and that's why it's such a successful program. this small federal investment results in huge cost savings. marine debris is much larger and a growing problem. with disasters in japan last year and the recent storms like sandy, cleaning up debrises requires both resources and coordination between agencies and states. while i commend the bipartisan support and leadership of my colleagues to get this bill to the president, i'm disappointed that the program's authorization has not been extended. i will continue to work for permanent re-authorization of the marine debris program because it is a critical for program development in coastal communities. i urge my colleagues to support this bill which has bipartisan, bicameral compromise. i thank chairman mica, chairman hastings and ranking member rahall, ranking member markey for their leadership in bringing my bill, h. 1171, to the floor for passage out of the house. and chairman
if that isn't enough, the energy from them recycles gear. it doesn't cost the fishermen anything to dispose of this gear and that's why it's such a successful program. this small federal investment results in huge cost savings. marine debris is much larger and a growing problem. with disasters in japan last year and the recent storms like sandy, cleaning up debrises requires both resources and coordination between agencies and states. while i commend the bipartisan support and leadership of my...